H.M.S. Electra
by CAIN, Lieut.-Commander T. J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/Very Good
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Frederick Muller, 1959 Blue cloth titled in gilt on spine, b&w frontis and illstns. Tight and square, ownership names in front and rear endpapers, 2 name stamps on title page, otherwise fine. Dust jacket is price clipped, light edge wear, thinning to rear fold, unfaded, protected in a removable clear film sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mainly Fiction
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018036
- Title
- H.M.S. Electra
- Author
- CAIN, Lieut.-Commander T. J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Frederick Muller
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mainly Fiction
Biblio member since 2005
Auckland
About Mainly Fiction
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- Title Page
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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